pulling feathers

TimanLeno · Post by **TimanLeno** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:28 pm

My IRN is about 8 months old. At first I thought he was molting but now he pulls out hid feathers. Please help.

CatsChair · Post by **CatsChair** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:01 pm

Has anything changed lately in his life?

TimanLeno · Post by **TimanLeno** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:56 pm

We moved his cage and had some new people visit the house. But that is it we give him the same diet and food. Im scared..for my bird.

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:49 pm

I would start by NOT covering his cage. Ringnecks dont dig that.

Post by **Lauren** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:14 pm

From my experience IRN's dont like change. Keep the day a routine. I'd take him to the vet aswell. Could be a health problem.

Dani03 · Post by **Dani03** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:54 pm

In general IRNs don't pluck...get him to a vet soon! Usually it's something wrong physically...

Dani

TimanLeno · Post by **TimanLeno** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:33 am

I was wondering how much a vet visit costs for a bird?

Donna · Post by **Donna** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:00 pm

I just had my IRN to the vet today. He is 3 years old and last week I thought he was going through another molt. WRONG!! The vet said it could be hormonal. The poor bird was plucked bald in a day. They took blood samples but I won't know the results for a few days. Giardia was another thing they tested him for. Now he is on a antibiotic for 14 days and I can give him childrens Benadryl for the itching and discomfort. My whole vet bill come to 200.00 dollars but well worth it if ya ask me.
Funny thing though, I know for sure he is a boy now cause the vet said his testicals were enlarged :shock:

(men)LOL
Don't wait any longer to get your bird to the vet, they can go down hill fast.

Donna

indy · Post by **indy** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:00 pm

wow!! My ring neck will be a year in april and mine seems to just chew his feathers off his wings he grooms them but now i can see at the end of his feathers on his wings there gone just the stubs there. My vet said mostlikly mine is boared or stressed i have tried new toys and mine is out of cage almost all day unless i am gone. he has a play gym and i have tried every thing. I am having a hard time telling if mine is still pulling the feathers off his wings because i was told they wont grow back tell he molts again and gets new feathers there and loses those old onesmy vet said that is that true i am worried it might be something else.

Post by **Lauren** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:22 pm

Get your baby to a vet asap. Plucking or 'balding' is a sign of health problems aswell. Might also just be something in the room he doesnt like.

Its worth spending the money.

Donna: I didnt know birds can have erm.. enlarged testies? Hope he gets well soon.